Dialogue Development

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  1. Oldmanofthemountain

    How do you avoid "as you know" exposition?

    Oldmanofthemountain, Jun 3, 2021 ... 2
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    FlyingGuppy
    Jul 19, 2022
  2. Giacomo

    When is it okay to omit dialogue tags???

    Giacomo, Nov 10, 2021
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    Gary Wed
    Jul 10, 2022
  3. Bone2pick

    Punctuation Inside Em-dashes

    Bone2pick, Jan 25, 2022 ... 2
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    Gary Wed
    Jul 6, 2022
  4. ohr_drakonis

    Does every character need to have their own unique syntax and way of speaking?

    ohr_drakonis, Feb 28, 2022 ... 2
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    2,304
    Gary Wed
    Jul 6, 2022
  5. Louanne Learning

    Numbers in dialogue

    Louanne Learning, Jun 29, 2022
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    901
    MWB
    Jul 5, 2022
  6. Oldmanofthemountain

    What makes certain lines "memeable laughing stocks", and how do you avoid making them while writing?

    Oldmanofthemountain, Jun 18, 2022
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    1,360
    FlyingGuppy
    Jun 24, 2022
  7. Also

    What came between "man" and "dude"?

    Also, Mar 15, 2022 ... 2
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    2,446
    harlequin-writes
    Jun 14, 2022
  8. EFMingo

    Dialogue as Plot in Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”

    EFMingo, Jun 2, 2022
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    Catriona Grace
    Jun 4, 2022
  9. Seven Crowns

    The greatest wrestling promo of all time. Expert dialog!

    Seven Crowns, Apr 18, 2022
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    Cdn Writer
    Apr 28, 2022
  10. Rad Scribbler

    British Army 'speak'

    Rad Scribbler, Mar 21, 2022
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    553
    big soft moose
    Mar 22, 2022
  11. evild4ve

    Characters entering scenes too conveniently

    evild4ve, Jan 30, 2022
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    1,245
    Bakkerbaard
    Feb 5, 2022
  12. Miika Markkanen

    Formatting Telepathy

    Miika Markkanen, Jan 16, 2022
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    1,387
    Kehlida
    Jan 29, 2022
  13. Johnathon B Cook
    Locked

    Dialogue Critique?

    Johnathon B Cook, Jan 27, 2022
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    755
    Homer Potvin
    Jan 28, 2022
  14. Drinkingcrane

    dialogue grammar

    Drinkingcrane, Aug 12, 2021
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    1,019
    Selbbin
    Dec 8, 2021
  15. Trevor Torgerson

    How do you flesh out characters through dialogue..

    Trevor Torgerson, Nov 13, 2021
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    1,032
    Aled James Taylor
    Nov 16, 2021
  16. lulledsea
    Locked

    Dialogue help

    lulledsea, Oct 15, 2021
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    781
    Selbbin
    Oct 15, 2021
  17. naruzeldamaster

    Am I the only one who kind of loathes the 'It's nothing' Trope?

    naruzeldamaster, Jul 23, 2021
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    967
    naruzeldamaster
    Jul 26, 2021
  18. Gravy

    How to differentiate voices in text - Think Venom

    Gravy, Jul 18, 2021
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    1,029
    jannert
    Jul 20, 2021
  19. Daniel Dickinson

    Should non-realistic genres minimize subtext in dialogue?

    Daniel Dickinson, May 18, 2021
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    1,184
    Seven Crowns
    May 24, 2021
  20. naruzeldamaster

    Writing with Minimal (if any) Dialogue...

    naruzeldamaster, Mar 23, 2021
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    839
    marshipan
    Mar 23, 2021
  21. Bone2pick

    Parentheses within Dialogue

    Bone2pick, Mar 1, 2021
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    708
    Francis de Aguilar
    Mar 6, 2021
  22. Lifeline

    Dialogue Done Right

    Lifeline, Feb 13, 2021
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    1,591
    Lifeline
    Feb 25, 2021
  23. TScream

    Dialog help

    TScream, Oct 19, 2020
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    879
    TScream
    Oct 20, 2020
  24. Startropic1

    The Conan Doyle Dialogue Method?

    Startropic1, Oct 9, 2020
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    1,325
    NobodySpecial
    Oct 10, 2020
  25. NK_UT

    How much dialogue is too much?

    NK_UT, Aug 4, 2020 ... 2
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    2,598
    AASmith
    Sep 7, 2020
  26. DappledEmber

    Contractions, 1st or 3rd Person, Intimate Scenes, etc.

    DappledEmber, Aug 30, 2020
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    1,078
    Seven Crowns
    Sep 3, 2020
  27. Kstaraga

    Creating Distinguishable Dialogue

    Kstaraga, Aug 31, 2020
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    1,420
    Kstaraga
    Aug 31, 2020
  28. Davi Mai

    What's the feeling re. dialogue tags that are actions?

    Davi Mai, Aug 24, 2020
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    1,197
    Stormburn
    Aug 25, 2020
  29. cosmic lights

    Struggling with dialogue, help.

    cosmic lights, Aug 10, 2020
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    1,086
    alpacinoutd
    Aug 15, 2020
  30. The Bishop

    Writing between dialogue

    The Bishop, Jun 23, 2020
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    12
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    1,070
    Aled James Taylor
    Jul 8, 2020
  31. Ihabim

    Dialogue within a dialogue !

    Ihabim, Jun 18, 2020
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    3
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    643
    Ihabim
    Jun 18, 2020
  32. Bakkerbaard

    Dialogue things

    Bakkerbaard, Apr 9, 2020
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    1,018
    Bakkerbaard
    Apr 10, 2020
  33. jannert

    How to balance dialogue with narrative

    jannert, Mar 14, 2020 ... 2
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    1,682
    jannert
    Mar 20, 2020
  34. Cdn Writer

    Dialogue....how do people talk??

    Cdn Writer, Feb 26, 2020
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    1,401
    OurJud
    Mar 6, 2020
  35. Cope Acetic

    Writing a mother's dialogue

    Cope Acetic, Feb 29, 2020
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    9
    Views:
    1,080
    Cope Acetic
    Mar 3, 2020
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